Francisca Batz-Vicente v. Eric Holder , 355 F. App'x 98 ( 2009 )


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  •                     United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 08-3437
    ___________
    Francisca Batz-Vicente,                *
    *
    Petitioner,               *
    * Petition for Review of
    v.                               * an Order of the Board
    * of Immigration Appeals.
    Eric Holder, Attorney General of the   *
    United States; Janet Napolitano,       *
    Secretary of the Department of         * [UNPUBLISHED]
    Homeland Security,                     *
    *
    Respondents.              *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 2, 2009
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    ___________
    Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Guatemalan citizen Francisca Batz-Vicente petitions for review of an order of
    the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed an immigration judge’s
    denial of asylum and withholding of removal.1 We conclude substantial evidence
    supports the BIA’s determination that Batz-Vicente did not meet her burden of proof
    1
    Batz-Vicente does not challenge the denial of relief under the Convention
    Against Torture.
    for asylum because she did not establish either past persecution or a well-founded fear
    of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See Khrystotodorov v.
    Mukasey, 
    551 F.3d 775
    , 781 (8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review); Makatengkeng v.
    Gonzales, 
    495 F.3d 876
    , 883 (8th Cir. 2007); Ahmed v. Ashcroft, 
    396 F.3d 1011
    ,
    1014-15 (8th Cir. 2005). Because Batz-Vicente failed to meet the lower burden of
    proof on her asylum claim, her claim for withholding of removal must fail as well.
    See Gitimu v. Holder, 
    581 F.3d 769
    , 774 (8th Cir. 2009).
    Accordingly, we deny the petition.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 08-3437

Citation Numbers: 355 F. App'x 98

Judges: Wollman, Riley, Smith

Filed Date: 12/9/2009

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024